My 94 VX has an odometer problem. Previous owner stated that the odometer didn't work, so he swapped in a EX gauge cluster. I've owned the car for maybe 100 miles and see that the odometer works accurately sometimes, stops sometimes, and sometimes runs, but clocks very inaccurately. Also, CEL comes on sporadically, seems to come on when odometer stops. Speedo seems to work fine at all times.

Do you think that I have another bad gauge cluster? Short in the wiring somewhere? Bad ECU? Bad or shorted speed sensor?

Help. I'm anxious to start clocking my MPG but having a tough time without the odometer.

First test your CEL. Using a paper clip, jump the smaller of the two jumpers with the ignition ON (engine doesn't need to be running) and count the CEL blinks. It will do long blinks first -- count those--and then short blinks, count those. The long blinks represent the 10s place, and the short blinks the ones place. So if you had 3 long blinks and 6 short blinks your code would be 36. I assume the Manual linked to you above will have a section for looking up codes.

Here's a pic of the jumpers you want to jump (jump the one with two holes)